Jase talking to Eric in a previous Slingers' postgame.So with Marcus Ng on board, we know we do not have Darren Doc Ng. And as the season starts, slowly we come to terms that Eric will not be returning - after last season with the Slingers Eric went to play in the Korean Basketball League in team Ulsan Mobis and averaged 11.8 points with 6.6 rebounds during 24 games in the KBL 2008/9 season.
Korean-American Eric Sandrin, who managed to play in three games with the NBA Sacramento Kings in California (used to be my favorite team), before spending time with the world renown Harlem Globetrotters where his nickname was "Shanghai"! With Eric's Korean roots, I would think they would nicknamed him "Kimchi"! Then again, light skinned asians know that most Western countries think we are all from China some way or another!
Eric, who has a Korean mother holds three citizenships: U.S. / Korean / Brazilian. He’s been talked about back in Korea quite a bit as his older brother Daniel Sandrin, took Korean citizenship under the name “Lee Dong-jun” playing in the KBL with team Daegu Orions. Eric possibly will be known as "Lee Seung Joon" and has joined Seoul Samsung Thunders recently.
As Korean Basketball League made a rule for ethnic Korean draft last year, Eric finally has a chance to play in the league. All the best to you Eric! Hope to see you back here someday.
